Hang Up and Listen - The Good Nat, Bad Nat Edition
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🗓️ 1 June 2015
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss whether there’s any hope that FIFA will reform itself. Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski also joins to talk about the Stanley Cup Finals. Finally, they assess Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/hangupplus.  Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListen Email: hangup@slate.comShow notes at www.slate.com/hangup
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:07.8 | Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the week of June 1st, 2015. |
| 0:13.7 | On this week's show, we'll talk about the FIFA indictments, Zep Ladders' re-election as FIFA president, |
| 0:18.6 | and whether it ease or ease not possible that the |
| 0:23.4 | international soccer organization will reform itself. We'll also be joined by Puck Daddy's Greg |
| 0:28.3 | Wischinsky to discuss the hockey playoffs and the Stanley Cup finals matchup between the Tampa Bay |
| 0:33.0 | Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks. And we'll talk about Bryce Harper's historically great season, or at least historically |
| 0:39.8 | great two months of a season, whether the 22-year-old Washington National's outfielder |
| 0:44.8 | will become the kind of star that transcends a sport. |
| 0:47.5 | And what's going on with his teammate, the struggling Stephen Strasberg, joining me in |
| 0:52.4 | Washington, D.C. as Stefan Fatsas, author of WordFreek and a few |
| 0:55.6 | seconds of panic. Did you notice my alliteration, Stefan? I did. I also noticed you co-opting. It is |
| 1:03.8 | not possible. I am the president of everybody, Josh. I thought it was more of an homage, but... Goopting. Geez. Yeah. Touchy. Touchy. It was a touchy week for Sep. It was. We'll get to that. We will. With us from New York, it's Mike Pesca, host of Slate's Daily podcast, The Gist with Mike Peska. Hello, Mike. |
| 1:28.0 | Hello. |
| 1:29.1 | And I should, I want, I'm going to insist that we call that a Washington segment, |
| 1:33.5 | Good Nat, Bad Nat. |
| 1:34.7 | Okay. |
| 1:35.4 | I like that. |
| 1:36.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:37.1 | And, you know, a couple of them are hurt, so. |
| 1:39.0 | You got some same music for us? |
| 1:41.0 | Good night, bad night. |
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